Characterization of glucose-insulin responsiveness and impact of fetal number and sex difference on insulin response in the sheep fetus

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 300, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Green, Alice S ^a   Macko, Antoni R ^a   Rozance, Paul J ^b   Yates, Dustin T ^a   Chen, Xiaochuan ^a   Hay Jr , William W ^b   Limesand, Sean W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

cell; Glucose stimulated insulin secretion; Pancreas; Twin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; PANCREAS; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79955563683     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00572.2010     Document Type: Article

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